The Celebrated Ponce-Kmitch Match And Other Chess Classics
April, 1973
Origins And BackgroundChess was invented in 651, at half past two, by a Persian slave, Nafiesi, who taught it to the shah and then beat him in 1200 consecutive games. As a reward, Nafiesi was allowed to select which of his appendages he would like made into a table lamp. Nafiesi's wife, however, interceded on his behalf with such eloquence that the sentence was retracted; instead, he was torn apart by four wild horses, after which the shah managed to win a few games. Years later, in a mellower m...
